Growth Metrics

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) Return on Equity (2016 - 2026)

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) has disclosed Return on Equity for 16 consecutive years, with 0.02% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Equity rose 5.0% year-over-year to 0.02%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 0.02%, up 5.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.07%, 31.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Equity hit 0.02% in Q1 2026 for LyondellBasell Industries, down from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Equity topped out at 0.19% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 32.39% in Q2 2025.
  • Average Return on Equity over 5 years is 1.98%, with a median of 0.02% recorded in 2026.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Equity skyrocketed 84bps in 2023 and then plummeted -3237bps in 2025.
  • LyondellBasell Industries' Return on Equity stood at 0.22% in 2022, then soared by 95bps to 0.01% in 2023, then tumbled by -802bps to 0.11% in 2024, then soared by 93bps to 0.01% in 2025, then tumbled by -216bps to 0.02% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity over the past three periods came in at 0.02%, 0.01%, and 0.1% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.